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Mendeleev Periodic Table
Mendeleev Periodic Table
4. The elements distributed most widely in nature have small atomic weights, and all such elements are marked by the distinctness of their behavior. They are, therefore, the representative elements; and so the lightest element H is rightly chosen as the most representative. 5. The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the properties of the element. Therefore, in the study of compounds, not only the quantities and properties of the elements and their reciprocal behavior is to be taken into consideration, but also the atomic weight of the elements. Thus the compounds of S and Tl [sic--Te was intended], Cl and J, display not only many analogies, but also striking differences. 6. One can predict the discovery of many new elements, for example analogues of Si and Al with atomic weights of 65-75. 7. A few atomic weights will probably require correction; for example Te cannot have the atomic weight 128, but rather 123-126. 8. From the above table, some new analogies between elements are revealed. Thus Bo (?) [sic-apparently Ur was intended] appears as an analogue of Bo and Al, as is well known to have been long established experimentally. (Russian Chemical Society 1, 60)